i've read a couple of articles about how jon stewart bombed as the host of the oscars. i will admit that the first few (20? 30?) minutes were a little awkward, but after he settled in a bit (meaning stopped being the focus of attention) things seemed to go just swimmingly.
or maybe that's my own personal bias.
truth is, i think he did really well playing to the tv audience. apparently, though, those in the crowd weren't so into him. whatever. it's a tough job, catering to two wildly different audiences at once. he, in my mind, can still do no wrong. good job, jon.
i've been fighting a cold for several days and have been chugging multivitamins and sucking on lozenges day and night. i think i'm fending it off pretty well, but then i went a got my period, pulled a muscle in my back, and ate all kinds of unusual food during the oscar festivities. (mmmm, pinky's cupcakes. minty's spicy hummus. marianne's cayenne brownies. lisa's parmesean popcorn. jill's spinach and artichoke dip. mmmm.) suffice to say, i woke up this morning feeling not so hot. a bit grumpy, too. but perhaps that's just residual uck from the online jon stewart haters.
i can't wait to blog my next picture for you -- actual brick on an actual wall at the end of my actual street! the sound wall is going up along the interstate and i'm so very, very happy. (ray will be glad when the wall construction is complete so i'll shut up about the wall already.)
the wall photo may be my last entry for a week or so as i hop on a plane to colorado to visit the tusselwuppers. i probably won't blog while i'm gone unless i feel really ambitious. or unless roxi does something totally adorable. (as if! 1.5 MB .mpg)
ok, i'm off to chug some airborne. that stuff rocks.
Posted by xta at March 6, 2006 03:12 PM | TrackBackHave a great trip and give that cute little girl tons of hugs
Posted by: marianne at March 6, 2006 08:06 PMI thought the Time TV columnist's blog had it exactly right: "Stewart, it turned out, was not a very good Oscar host. But he was a great anti-host." Meaning, he was at his best making fun of the self-congratulatory festivities themselves--for the home viewer, it was like having a(nother) snarky friend to watch with. I hope they have him back next year--finding a good groove takes time, but I think he started to find it mid-broadcast last night.
Posted by: Penny at March 6, 2006 09:02 PM